Discourse up to 3.0.0/3.1.0.beta1 redos

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Discourse up to 3.0.0/3.1.0.beta1. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation results in redos. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-23621. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Discourse up to 3.0.0/3.1.0.beta1. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redos vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-1333. The product uses a regular expression with an inefficient, possibly exponential worst-case computational complexity that consumes excessive CPU cycles. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Discourse is an open-source discussion platform. Prior to version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches, a malicious user can cause a regular expression denial of service using a carefully crafted user agent. This issue is patched in version 3.0.1 on the `stable` branch and version 3.1.0.beta2 on the `beta` and `tests-passed` branches. There are no known workarounds.

The weakness was shared 01/28/2023 as GHSA-mrfp-54hf-jrcv. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-23621 since 01/16/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1449.003.

Upgrading to version 3.0.1 or 3.1.0.beta2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 6d92c3cbdac431db99a450f360a3048bb3aaf458 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Redos
CWE: CWE-1333 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Discourse 3.0.1/3.1.0.beta2
Patch: 6d92c3cbdac431db99a450f360a3048bb3aaf458

Timelineinfo

01/16/2023 🔍
01/28/2023 +12 days 🔍
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02/23/2023 +26 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-mrfp-54hf-jrcv
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-23621 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-23621
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-219684

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2023 13:31
Updated: 02/23/2023 19:10
Changes: 01/28/2023 13:31 (50), 02/23/2023 19:10 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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